Important Facts about Organic & Conventional Cotton
First. . . .by choosing organically grown cotton, you can reap all the benefits of cotton's beauty, comfort,
and strength while minimizing harm to people and the planet.
Organic Cotton "is" Different
Of all organic fibers, organic cotton is one of the most popular.
Here are some facts about the growing organic cotton industry.
Organic agriculture minimizes children's exposure to toxic and persistent pesticides
in the soil in which they play, the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the foods they eat. .
Pesticides pose special concerns to children because of their high metabolisms and low body weights.
More than 1 million children between the ages of 1 and 5 ingest at least 15 pesticides every day from
fruits and vegetables.
More than 600,000 of these children eat a dose of organophosphate insecticides that the federal government considers unsafe, and 61,000 eat doses that exceed benchmark levels by a factor of 10 or more.
Our children are born with a deposit of pesticides and other foreign chemicals in their bodies, caused by a
shift of maternal pesticide 'body burden' through the placenta;
after birth, children 'inherit' further load through breastfeeding.
Pesticides have a cumulative multigenerational destructive impact on human health, especially behavior.
Pesticides are a serious threat to the physical, emotional and mental development of children and
future generations.
Exposure to pesticides can cause a range of ill effects in humans, from relatively mild effects such as
headaches, fatigue, and nausea, to more serious effects such as cancer and neurological disorders.
In 1999, EPA estimated that nationwide there were at least 10,000 to 20,000 physician-diagnosed pesticide
illnesses and injuries per year in farm work.
Environmental effects are evident in the findings of the U.S. Geological Survey, which reported in 1999 that
more than 90 percent of water and fish samples from streams and about 50 percent of all sampled wells
contained one or more pesticides.
The concern about pesticides in water is especially acute in agricultural areas, where most pesticides are used.
There is nothing harmful about !00% Certified Organic Cotton.
Pure from start to finish.
It is appalling what we have done to ourselves. . . .and now is the time to look for change.
Little by little, bit by bit, we can make a difference. Lets create a safe enviroment, & we will all gain from it.
Be a part of the growing trend towards organic. . . .buy organic!
It is appalling what we have done to ourselves. . . .and now is the time to look for change.